AWARD WINNERS

An honor bestowed upon an individual in recognition of their dedication to serving New York DECA for a minimum of ten years

1983        Reno Knouse*
Professor, SUNY at Albany

1984        Marion Potter
Chief Bureau of Business & Marketing
New York State Education Department

1985        Edwin J. Bernard*
Advisor, Eastridge High School

1985        Nancy Fields
Advisor, Oceanside High School
Member, Board of Trustees

1986        Fay J. Scott
NY DECA Executive Treasurer
Conference Registration Chairperson

1987        John J. Brophy
New York DECA State Advisor
New York State Education Department

1988        Louis D. Canale, Ed.D*
Advisor & Member Board of Trustees
Professor, Genesee Community College

1988        Donald C. LeCompte*
New York DECA Member & State President
Special Advisor to the State Officers, 1973-1986

1989        Patricia A. Breslin-LeCompte
DECA Member and three time State Officer
Special Advisor to the State Officers, 1985-1989

1990        Willard R. Daggett, Ed. D
Former Director, Division of Occupational
Education Instruction, NYSED

1991        John M. Antun*
Advisor, Lawrence High School
Member, Board of Trustees

1992        Sylvia Brown
Advisor, Lawrence High School
Member, Board of Trustees

1993        Peter G. Constantinou
Advisor, Glen Cove High School
Member and Officer, Board of Trustees
Summer Camp Director

1994        Richard O. Barry
Advisor, Williamsville East High School
Member & Officer, Board of Trustees

1995        William Jost
Advisor, Islip High School
Member & Officer, Board of Trustees

1996        Mark MacFarlane
New York DECA State Advisor

1997        Donna M. Iucolano
State Officer
Executive Director 1-800 Flowers Mktg. Director
Professor, Hofstra University

1998        Robert J. Dana
Advisor, Williamsville North High School
Member & Chairperson, Board of Trustees

1999        Robert M. Gibbons
Advisor, Gloversville High School
Member & Chairperson, Board of Trustees

2000        Robert Kross
Advisor, Centereach High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2001        Stephen J. High
Advisor, Finger Lakes Area Vocational Center
Special Advisor to the State Officers
Member & Officer, Board of Trustees

2002        Anthony J. Asplin
Advisor, Northport High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2003        Richard D. Knowles
Advisor, Burton Ramer Technical Center
Member & Chairperson, Board of Trustees

2004        Robert Pucci
Advisor, Calhoun High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2005        Marjorie Hirsch
Advisor, Lawrence High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2006        Catherine Kasperek
Advisor, Williamsville South High School

2007        Camille Moreto
Advisor, Genesee Wyoming BOCES

2008        Allen L. Gancarz
Advisor, East Syracuse-Minoa High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2009        Paul Wereszynski
Advisor, Onteora High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2009        Mary Ellen Colella
New York State Advisor

2009        Joseph Palermo
Chairperson, Board of Trustees

2010        Frank Basile
Advisor, Shenendehowa High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2010        Daniel Sanfrantello
Advisor, Pittsford Central High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2012        Gloria Jones
Advisor, Plainview Old Bethpage-John F. Kennedy High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2013        Michael Karpie
Advisor, Hamburg High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2014        Jeanie Douglas
Advisor, Onteora Central Schools
Member, Board of Trustees

2016        Karen Bryant-Rossi
Advisor, Brighton High School

2017        Arlene Hathaway
                 Gerald Hathaway
Advisor, West Seneca West High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2018        Nellie Turken
Advisor, Norman Thomas High School

2019        Walter Zeznick
Advisor, Salamanca High School

2020        James Casini
Advisor, Southwestern High School
Member, Board of Trustees

2023        Mitchell S. Beresa
Advisor, Norman Thomas High School & Manhattan Center
Special Advisor to State Officers
Member & Chairperson, Board of Trustees
New York State Advisor
DECA Inc, Board Member